QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2851
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
GA75
Alternate inventory control number:
GA075
Person filling out this form is:
Niece of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, NC
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
String
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
String Cross
How wide is the quilt?
68.25"
How long is the quilt?
80.5"
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; White
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Damage:
Fading; Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Repairs:
Other
Describe the repairs:
Feed sacks used to repair edge of quilt
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Not specified
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
8+
Size of quilt blocks:
13.5" x 13.5"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe the quilt setting:
Single beige cotton sashing with corner squares
Sashing width:
4.5"
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Brown on natural print
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
26.25"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Print
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Natural color; Printing on binding - feedsack
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
2+"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Black, grey
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Elbow/fan
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams; Knots on back
Quilt top made by:
Plott, Jimmie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, county:
Haywood County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Household scraps, feedsack back and trim
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Waynesville
Quilt owner's county:
Haywood County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Queen
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1893
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Still living [1985]?
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English; Irish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Queen, James
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mary
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Plott, George
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer, soldier
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Haywood County, NC
Who photographed this quilt?
Nancy
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Plott, Jimmi. String. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2851. Accessed: 07/27/24